Description, Dialect, & Dialogue Course at LitReactor
This two-week, craft-based course focuses on how to describe characters who don’t fit the dominant paradigm and how to represent dialect and regional dialogue without offensive tropes.
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Writing Inclusive Fiction: Weekend Intensive | February 2017
This 3 day online course delves deep into learning this sometimes tricky skill. Instructors combine lectures, discussions, and writing exercises in a safe, supportive atmosphere.
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Writing the Other on Writing Excuses – Colonialism
Tempest joined the Writing Excuses podcast for an episode to talk about Colonialism, Cultural Appropriation, and their effects on writing and writing inclusive
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Writing the Other 4 Week Course | November – December 2016
Ready to write inclusive fiction but afraid of getting it wrong and contributing to cultural toxicity (or getting yelled at on social media)? This class offers strategies to help you get it right and cope when you get it wrong.
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Writing Characters of Different Genders | Trans, Non-Binary, Cisgender, More
Resources for writers who want to include characters who are a different gender than they are in their fiction. The links list common stereotypes and tropes, information about language, and research sources on cisgender, transgender, and non-binary genders.
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Writing Characters of Different Races and Ethnicities
Resources for writers who want to include characters who are a different race, ethnicity, or culture from their own in their work. Learn about common stereotypes and tropes, language to use and avoid, find research sources, and learn about available on demand classes.
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Intersectionality and Characterization
Though the term’s origins are academic, intersectionality is not a distant theory. It impacts everyday lives and should be a part of every writer’s thought process when creating characters.
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Writing Characters With Disabilities
Resources for writers who want to include disabled characters in their work. Learn about common stereotypes and appropriate language, find research sources, and learn how to write fiction that includes characters with disabilities.
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Writing Characters With Different Sexual Orientations
Resources for writers who want to include characters who are lesbian, bisexual, gay, asexual, demisexual, or any other sexual orientation that is different from their own in their work.
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Bring Writing the Other to Your Local Conference, Convention, or Writing Group
Writing the Other teachers are available to lead classes and workshops or give talks based on our expertise in person or virtually.
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